Roosevelt speech sparks Southern sympathy row
The New York Journal reprints Roosevelt's Arlington remarks and the South's defense of lynching victims. It argues Southerners who defend themselves against intruders are not criminals, while condemning criminal acts in the Philippines and praising distant islanders fighting foreign invasion.
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New York Journal
Roosevelt
Arlington
South
Mr. Roosevelt
Philippines
United States
Anecdotes From Senate Cloak Room Recalled
Ex Senator B F Jones at Tulane recalls Washington figures Thurman Davis Burnsides and Davis in humorous cloak room tales. Davis slept startled by Thurman snuff and trumpet nose blows while Burnsides’ snoring and a Morpheus chase spark comic relief in a late 19th century senate setting.
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South
B. F. Jones
Tulane University
Jones
Washington
Senator Thurman
Ohio
Senator Davis
West Virginia
Mr. Davis
Senate
Burnsides
Rhode Island
David Davis
Illinois
Morpheus
Aberdeen Examiner
Mathis Hangings Postponed As Testimony Likely
Oxford Miss April 30 1902 Gov Longino grants a respite until September 10 for Mathis and Lester so they may testify at Whit Owens trial. Owens awaits a change of venue to Holly Springs after a previous conviction was overturned due to admitted testimony. The case links to the Montgomery murders and a later killing of a negro whose charred remains were found. new trials may reveal fuller facts. The letter to Mathis wife hints at sensational, unsettled connections and a promise to tell the truth.
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Mathis
Lester
Oxford
Longino
Whit Owens
Owens
Holly Springs
Montgomerys
Supreme Court
Jackson
Miss
Cordie Mathis
Cordie
Cleveland
John
Hugh Montgomery
Fractured Letters and The Toll of Love and Law
A wife pleads in a personal letter for help as a husband laments separation and anger over past actions. The text then shifts to critiques of court fees and judicial influence, arguing for abolition to restore justice, followed by a German scientist’s tobacco neutralization method using tannic acid and wild marjoram to preserve flavor.
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Gerold
Halle
Germany
Gerald
America
Russia
Memphis Scimitar
Farewell Letter of Mathis Shows Painful Confession
Oxford June 23 Special Will Mathis writes a final note to his wife before execution. He asks her to stay loyal, warns about Cleveland and his father, and implores honesty in court. He reflects on faith, guilt, and hope for Cleveland’s future. The letter requests his wife tell the truth on the stand and expresses sorrow for his actions.
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Cordie
Dallas
Will Mathis
Oxford
Jesus
Cleveland
Olander
The Fee System and Justice of the Peace
A well known Jackson justice of the peace voices concern over the fee system. He compares the JP to a merchant facing customer pressure and notes that conscientious judges may face opposition from parties whose business is substantial, risking fair discussion.
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Clarion Ledger
Jackson
Justice of the Peace
Attempt To Poison Stirs Local Concern At Church
Thula reports illness after taking prickly ash bitters. symptoms included burning stomach pain and vomiting. A search found paris green in the bitters bottle, a snuff box, and tea. A French physician warns about inherited vitiated constitutions and early criminal germ origins in drinkers.
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Thula
H. V. Slander
Paris Green
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